Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
开头就暗示了大英皇家空军是瞎子。上帝是不是在捡铅笔，真的是戳心。
把这么严肃的题材拍的这么艺术，丹麦也算是有独创精神。然而避讳盖世太保主题，却着重描写英军误炸的学校，其实有些别有用心。丹麦当年闪电投降，为纳粹鞍前马后其实历史自有评判，不过就算是撇开政治主题，本片仍然不好看，最多给5分！
不同於好萊塢的拍法，片中幾乎沒有主角，導演力圖還原事實，但比紀錄片又高級很多，比如黨衛軍歌曲和丹麥兒歌「串燒」的拍法…
哪有什么上帝，愚蠢的人类啊，不要战争，愿和平！
今天看，竟如此應景。只是過了70年，人類還在做一樣的事。
一个多小时了才进入正题 节奏太慢了 又一个残酷战争中的代表事件 覆巢之下 焉有完卵 人类的自相残杀什么时候能够休止 上帝啊 你别再捡铅笔了
一部根据真实历史事件改编的电影，能拍得如此失败，也真是少见。二战结束时，英军的误炸，导致近百人死亡，大多是孩子。如此事件，客观地平铺直叙，也会拍得让人震惊。该片导演却无谓地给故事增添了不少东西，视角又不断地转移，还一味地煽情，影片的叙事弄得乱糟糟的。如无必要，勿增实体。此片导演还真需要认真思考一下奥卡姆剃刀的原理。
英国人太笨蛋了。我们不曾亲眼看到战争的残酷，近期的俄乌XX其实就在我们身边，发生在这个蓝色星球的某一个角落，战争其实离我们很近。
神啊
刚想说韩国电影节奏怎么这么慢了，好像菊次郎的夏，也想起是枝裕和的其他片子…果然。有点卡住在这种对罪恶的善意解读题材里了。故事行云流水地顺畅与妥当，缺少了新意。
还是一以贯之的对边缘人物的描摹，温情有余，力道不足。同样的命题多来几次的话是很容易栽跟头的，尤其是在无法突破前作的桎梏下，太容易显露创作的疲态。
宋康昊跟姜东元这一对带小孩的场景老是让我想起《宝贝计划》真的出戏。
Eva母亲最后奔跑回家的长镜头真让人看得脊背发凉，演员们的表演真好。其实修女和辅警的情节实属画蛇添足。
就是主题设置与人物上都走了下坡路
结构太散，人物太多，群像也没处理好，整体看下来感觉该讲的没讲到，尤其是行动的英军飞行员一方。轰炸盖世太保，结果轰到了学校头上，如此荒谬粗心的行动让人难以置信。战争年代，上帝已死。
最后红衣母亲跑回家那一路脸上的表情太绝了。悲痛、期待、窃喜、荒谬、愤怒、爱怜、无助、娇嗔…绝了👍👍👍战争对平民造成的伤亡现在、当下、眼前、仍在上演😫所有战争的发起者都应被唾弃被审判
的邪恶」。
作为是枝裕和忠粉，这次我表示略失望。
我只知道二战期间，丹麦国王没有做任何抵抗就宣布投降，以此在最大程度上保护自己的国民；却不知道在二战即将结束之时，以正义的名义，一场悲惨的屠杀却夺去了123个无辜者的生命，其中有87个是天真懵懂的孩子。
整部片子还是太平了 没什么抓人的点 尤其是在你看过I.T.、stranger things S1和Dark全三季之后 这就成了个最平实无趣的小镇儿童失踪案 你们一定都要有一件黄色雨衣吗？？？
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